Strategic Choices - Gains And Drawbacks

by Steve Sax
27 January 2001

Steve Sax

Michael Strato: Here is the fifth and final position. In this scene, you're behind in the pipcount and decide to play 13/10 4/2. This looks like a trap you're setting for your opponent, is this a dare for him to hit you? What's the game plan here?

Move 15 Green
		Pip: 95
		Game 1 7 point match Green-White: Score 0-0
		Pip: 115

#		Ply	Move	Equity
	1	3	13/8	49.82%
			0.5% 6.6% 47.6% 52.4% 3.3% 0.2%
	2	3	4/1 4/2	49.45% (-0.37%)
			0.6% 7.1% 46.1% 53.9% 5.7% 0.4%
	3	3	4/1 3/1	49.35% (-0.47%)
			0.5% 6.1% 45.6% 54.4% 4.8% 0.3%
*	4	3	13/10 4/2	49.33% (-0.48%)
			0.6% 10.7% 46.8% 53.2% 10.1% 0.5%
	5	3	5/2 4/2	49.25% (-0.56%)
			0.5% 5.8% 45.1% 54.9% 4.8% 0.3%

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Steve Sax: In this final position, I decide to play 13/10, 4/2. It is certainly not a trap I'm setting for my opponent hoping they will hit me. It's my attempt to be more ready to contain my opponent's checker should I be so fortunate to hit them

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